{"id":"CVE-2021-25157","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-25157","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:22:33.337Z","title":"A remote arbitrary file read vulnerability was discovered in some Aruba Instant Access Point (IAP) products in version(s): Aruba Instant 6.4.x: 6.4.4.8-4.2.4.17 and below; Aruba Instant 6.5.x: 6.5.4.18 and below; Aruba Instant 8.3.x: 8.3.0.14 and below;…","description":"A remote arbitrary file read vulnerability was discovered in some Aruba Instant Access Point (IAP) products in version(s): Aruba Instant 6.4.x: 6.4.4.8-4.2.4.17 and below; Aruba Instant 6.5.x: 6.5.4.18 and below; Aruba Instant 8.3.x: 8.3.0.14 and below; Aruba Instant 8.5.x: 8.5.0.11 and below; Aruba Instant 8.6.x: 8.6.0.6 and below; Aruba Instant 8.7.x: 8.7.1.0 and below. Aruba has released patches for Aruba Instant that address this security vulnerability.","published":"2021-03-30T02:15:17.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:41:34.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security-alert@hpe.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":4.9,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":[],"affected":["arubanetworks/instant","siemens/scalance w1750d firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.10259,"percentile":0.95656,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2021-07-15","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":50136,"kind":"exploit","title":"Aruba Instant (IAP) - Remote Code Execution","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50136","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/cgi/remote/50136.py","file":"exploits/cgi/remote/50136.py","published":"2021-07-15","added":"2021-07-16","updated":"2021-07-16","author":"Aleph Security","type":"remote","platform":"cgi","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2021-25162","CVE-2021-25161","CVE-2021-25160","CVE-2021-25159","CVE-2021-25158","CVE-2021-25157","CVE-2021-25156","CVE-2021-25155"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://github.com/alephsecurity/research/blob/2de795d7ec0cf6219805feff9ff823a526dd92aa/PoCs/Aruba/full_rce.py"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.3%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163522/Aruba-Instant-IAP-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security-alert@hpe.com"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-723417.pdf","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security-alert@hpe.com"},{"url":"https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2021-007.txt","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security-alert@hpe.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163522/Aruba-Instant-IAP-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-723417.pdf","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2021-007.txt","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25157","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}